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:00:09. > :00:14.Hello and welcome to Look East. In the programme tonight, counting the

:00:15. > :00:16.cost of the East Coast storm surge. Local councils say government

:00:17. > :00:19.compensation may not be enough. Grieving together. How RAF

:00:20. > :00:23.Lakenheath is dealing with the tragic loss of four of their own.

:00:24. > :00:28.The great thing is that we are pulling together. People are helping

:00:29. > :00:32.each other. Leaning on each other. When they see somebody is hurting,

:00:33. > :00:34.they come up to them and put their arm around them and say, I'm here

:00:35. > :00:39.for you. The world number one in darts aiming

:00:40. > :00:42.for the world title. And Sam Smith, the singer who's

:00:43. > :00:53.following in the footsteps of stars like Adele and Jessie J.

:00:54. > :01:02.Hello. First tonight, the bill for cleaning up after the biggest North

:01:03. > :01:05.Sea storm surge in 60 years. The BBC has learned that councils on the

:01:06. > :01:10.East coast have paid out ?3.5 million. But there are fears they'll

:01:11. > :01:13.be left out of pocket. The North Norfolk coast bore the

:01:14. > :01:17.brunt of the storms on December fifth. Nearly all of the total has

:01:18. > :01:20.been run up by just one authority, North Norfolk District Council. But

:01:21. > :01:23.councils and MPs are worried that government compensation will not

:01:24. > :01:25.cover the full amount. Our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair

:01:26. > :01:30.reports. Along the North Norfolk coast, they

:01:31. > :01:35.are still hard at work. 1.5 miles of promenade in North Norfolk was

:01:36. > :01:40.ruined in the storm. More than 200 beach huts and seafront properties

:01:41. > :01:44.destroyed or badly damaged. So far, we reckon we have spent about ?3

:01:45. > :01:48.million and we are only expecting to get about ?1.6 million through

:01:49. > :01:52.insurance. North Norfolk's bill is by far the largest. But Waveney and

:01:53. > :02:00.Suffolk Coastal are looking at costs of ?140,000. West Norfolk at

:02:01. > :02:05.?97,000. For the last 30 years, there has been something called the

:02:06. > :02:07.Bellwin scheme. It is a form of emergency government financial

:02:08. > :02:09.assistance to help councils that have incurred unforeseen expenses in

:02:10. > :02:15.dealing with emergencies, particularly weather emergencies.

:02:16. > :02:19.But there are restrictions. Councils have to spend over a certain

:02:20. > :02:23.threshold before they can claim. Even then, they only get back 85% of

:02:24. > :02:27.their costs. And only temporary repairs are covered by the scheme.

:02:28. > :02:32.Something that is impractical when it comes to sea defences. It is for

:02:33. > :02:39.doing emergency repairs. Plugging the gap in the short`term. And we

:02:40. > :02:43.did not see the point of doing that. We could not do that, because some

:02:44. > :02:46.of the breaches and defences, it was a matter of getting them actually

:02:47. > :02:50.repaired in case it happened again. And all the work has to be done

:02:51. > :02:53.within two months, another problem when contractors are so stretched.

:02:54. > :02:57.And with so much demand on the scheme, MPs wondered if there will

:02:58. > :03:00.be enough money available. There are only two years that Bellwin hasn't

:03:01. > :03:03.been used somewhere in the country for a weather`related incident. I am

:03:04. > :03:07.concerned whether it is completely fit for purpose. Today, one of our

:03:08. > :03:12.Euro MPs suggested councils look to Brussels for help. The EU has a fund

:03:13. > :03:19.for areas badly hit by weather. Local authorities, as we know, are

:03:20. > :03:24.now extremely stretched. And we need to exploit all sources of revenue

:03:25. > :03:28.that we can. Because unless more money can be found, the storm surge

:03:29. > :03:35.will have left many councils out of pocket.

:03:36. > :03:38.This afternoon, I spoke to the Great Yarmouth MP and Local Government

:03:39. > :03:42.Minister Brandon Lewis. I asked him if councils were right to be worried

:03:43. > :03:45.that the huge costs of the clear`up won't be covered by the Bellwin

:03:46. > :03:49.scheme. Well, the Bellwin scheme is a long and tried and tested scheme

:03:50. > :03:53.that has been around for just over 30 years now. It worked very, very

:03:54. > :03:57.well in 2007 and 2012, when we had even more severe flooding. So we've

:03:58. > :04:01.got about 22 authorities around the country now that have put in an

:04:02. > :04:04.indication. They have not yet put their figures in. They are still

:04:05. > :04:08.calculating those figures. So once we got those, the government can

:04:09. > :04:13.look at it and get that money out to the councils who do need it. But we

:04:14. > :04:16.heard in Andrew's report that, in North Norfolk for example, they are

:04:17. > :04:20.saying that the Bellwin scheme is not applicable to anything that

:04:21. > :04:24.isn't a temporary appear. `` repair. And of course, sea defences need to

:04:25. > :04:28.be permanent, don't they? The sea defences come within the Environment

:04:29. > :04:32.Agency. They are looking at the moment at the repair works they need

:04:33. > :04:35.to do. We have already started at a lot of areas around doing those

:04:36. > :04:39.repair works from early December. And obviously the ongoing work now

:04:40. > :04:42.from the floods we have had around the country in the last couple of

:04:43. > :04:46.weeks. But with anything like this, if local authorities believe they

:04:47. > :04:50.have a very specific issue and a really key issue, I always say to

:04:51. > :04:53.them to come and see us. Come and talk to us at the Department for

:04:54. > :04:57.Communities and Local Government about what the issue is and how we

:04:58. > :05:01.can help them work through it and deal with it. But if the councils

:05:02. > :05:04.are right, and the Bellwin scheme is not going to cover for the majority

:05:05. > :05:08.of what they are spending, are there any other places that they can get

:05:09. > :05:12.money from that you would suggest? Or is the government going to come

:05:13. > :05:15.up with any other money for them? There is a range of things. First of

:05:16. > :05:18.all, councils themselves have a responsibility and duty to their

:05:19. > :05:22.area, and will have budgeted. Particularly where there are areas

:05:23. > :05:24.of risk, to be able to cover that kind of thing. Bellwin is therefore

:05:25. > :05:28.those exceptional circumstances, like with these floodings, where it

:05:29. > :05:31.goes over and above. And to give protection of over and above the

:05:32. > :05:34.norm. The Department of Environment as well look at how they deal with

:05:35. > :05:38.these things through the Environment Agency. And they can bid through

:05:39. > :05:41.them for some of those works as well. So a range of options out

:05:42. > :05:44.there. There is also the Coastal Communities Fund. And if anybody in

:05:45. > :05:49.a local authority is having issues, then we always say to come and talk

:05:50. > :05:52.to us and we will help work with them through the situation they've

:05:53. > :05:55.got. Brandon Lewis, thank you very much. There will be more reaction to

:05:56. > :05:58.that on the Sunday Politics. Plus the hike in rail fares and the

:05:59. > :06:01.mix`up in the vote for a Conservative candidate for

:06:02. > :06:03.parliament. That's on Sunday at 11 o'clock on BBC One.

:06:04. > :06:07.The chaplain at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk has told Look East today

:06:08. > :06:10.that a sense of brotherhood has helped the base through a week

:06:11. > :06:12.that's been marked by tragedy. On Tuesday, a Pave Hawk helicopter

:06:13. > :06:16.crashed on the Norfolk coast, killing the four airmen on board.

:06:17. > :06:19.Our Chief reporter Kim Riley is at Lakenheath now. A very difficult

:06:20. > :06:21.week is drawing to a close, with many personnel from here still

:06:22. > :06:23.deployed to that crash site on the North Norfolk coast, and you can

:06:24. > :06:28.imagine that challenge has not been easy, and they are getting support

:06:29. > :06:32.from the team of chaplains here. It will be weeks, though, before the

:06:33. > :06:37.conclusions of the accident in the instigator is unknown `` conclusions

:06:38. > :06:41.of the accident investigators are known.

:06:42. > :06:45.An F`15 taxis to the runway. To all appearances, it is Lakenheath

:06:46. > :06:48.business as usual. But the fence of the public viewing area is decked

:06:49. > :06:51.with flowers and tributes to the lost aircrew. Airman's wife, Dana

:06:52. > :06:56.Loux, is here with her young son. We are pulling together as a community.

:06:57. > :07:03.I didn't know any of them, but it is still a sad loss. These guys go to

:07:04. > :07:08.war all the time and come back fine. And then this happens. It's pretty

:07:09. > :07:10.sad. Captain John Ritter is one of six chaplains on station. They've

:07:11. > :07:15.been supporting the bereaved families and Lakenheath personnel

:07:16. > :07:18.working at the crash site. This scene is one of those that is

:07:19. > :07:22.difficult for anyone to be there. What we really try to do is help

:07:23. > :07:27.folks. Help them deal with what they're going through at the moment.

:07:28. > :07:31.The response that we've had from this country, and the people that

:07:32. > :07:36.surround us here at Lakenheath. It has been wonderful. It has been a

:07:37. > :07:41.blessing to all of us. Supporting us, letting us know they are praying

:07:42. > :07:45.for us. Praying for the families. It's been a great comfort knowing

:07:46. > :07:50.that we have such support from neighbours. We will get there

:07:51. > :07:56.eventually. Yeah, we will. I'm so sorry. You know what, it's OK. It's

:07:57. > :07:59.what he wanted to do. Back in Vancouver, in Washington state,

:08:00. > :08:02.Captain Chris Stover's parents, Rick and Mary, have been speaking of

:08:03. > :08:06.their pride in a distinguished air force career. When their son spoke

:08:07. > :08:09.to students, they learned of the extent of the challenge he faced

:08:10. > :08:15.during tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their crew had 100

:08:16. > :08:20.rescues attributed to them. And all the kids were like, wow! And in my

:08:21. > :08:26.mind, I'm thinking, damn, that's... One a day. One a day. That's going

:08:27. > :08:30.into fire, and that's going into situations. Knowing it was 100 was

:08:31. > :08:35.good enough for me. I didn't need to have all the details. The bereaved

:08:36. > :08:38.families of the four crew members will be the first to be briefed when

:08:39. > :08:42.the Accident Investigation Board reaches its conclusions in the next

:08:43. > :08:49.two to three months. Its official report will then be published.

:08:50. > :08:52.The bodies of the four aircrew are at the Norfolk and Norwich

:08:53. > :08:57.Hospital, where postmortem examinations are due to be carried

:08:58. > :09:01.out. A special service is being held at Saint Nicholas Church on Sunday,

:09:02. > :09:04.close to the crash site. There will be prayer is that many churches in

:09:05. > :09:09.the region on Sunday for the families who are mourning tonight,

:09:10. > :09:11.for the victims themselves, and of course everyone else touched by the

:09:12. > :09:17.tragedy. Kim, thank you very much.

:09:18. > :09:21.Ryanair has claimed that passengers at Stansted Airport could lose out,

:09:22. > :09:26.because of a change in the way the airport charges airlines. Stansted

:09:27. > :09:31.has had its charges set in the past. But from April, it will be allowed

:09:32. > :09:35.to decide them itself. Ryanair says costs will go up, but the airport

:09:36. > :09:38.insists that won't happen. Today's announcement from the Civil

:09:39. > :09:42.Aviation Authority has been welcomed by Stansted. It means the money the

:09:43. > :09:46.airport charges airlines to operate will no longer be controlled. The

:09:47. > :09:50.Civil Aviation Authority says Stansted does not have substantial

:09:51. > :09:53.market power. So therefore it should be free to compete with other

:09:54. > :09:59.airports without the need for price regulation. But Ryanair say this

:10:00. > :10:02.will harm passengers, leaving Stansted able to increase airport

:10:03. > :10:07.charges whenever it wishes. But this is something bosses say won't

:10:08. > :10:12.happen. Can you guarantee passengers will not pay more because of this

:10:13. > :10:18.announcement? If you put prices up, or lower service standards, then

:10:19. > :10:22.obviously that puts growth agenda at risk, so we are trying to grow this

:10:23. > :10:27.airport, making sure it can maximise its potential. The only way to do

:10:28. > :10:33.that is compete on price and service. The agreement to drop

:10:34. > :10:36.regulation is all linked to long term growth plans Stansted's drawn

:10:37. > :10:38.up with airlines to increase passenger numbers. They've fallen

:10:39. > :10:44.since their peak of nearly 24 million in 2007 and are now at just

:10:45. > :10:47.under 18. It's hoped numbers will increase to around 30 million in ten

:10:48. > :10:52.years' time. The decision is the result of a two year review. And,

:10:53. > :10:55.come April, the airport can freely negotiate its charges with airlines.

:10:56. > :10:59.Ryanair has described the CAA's decision as an example of regulatory

:11:00. > :11:02.failure. But Stansted's owners say passengers won't be hit and the

:11:03. > :11:09.airport will continue to grow over the next decade.

:11:10. > :11:15.A man from Suffolk has been sentenced to 20 years in prison

:11:16. > :11:18.after stabbing a man to death. Barry Estabrook, who's 44, pleaded guilty

:11:19. > :11:21.to murdering Brian Knock. Both had been drinking separately in the

:11:22. > :11:26.local pub at Bildeston. Brian Knock was killed outside his home. He'd

:11:27. > :11:28.been stabbed 21 times. A soldier based at Colchester

:11:29. > :11:33.Barracks has been charged with attempting to import five kilos of

:11:34. > :11:36.cocaine. Daryl Archer of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment The Royal

:11:37. > :11:41.Logistics Corps was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday. He's

:11:42. > :11:44.due in court later this month. He was arrested by Border Force

:11:45. > :11:54.officers after arriving on a flight from Sao Paulo in Brazil.

:11:55. > :12:06.Still to come on the programme tonight, the weekend weather, the

:12:07. > :12:10.sport, and tips for the top in part. We will talk to Sam Smith, the thing

:12:11. > :12:17.from Cambridgeshire who is the BBC's Sound of 2014.

:12:18. > :12:23.If new technology is your thing, you'll probably have heard of 3D

:12:24. > :12:27.printing. Instead of printing ink onto paper, it's a way of scanning

:12:28. > :12:30.an object and then printing it in 3D in plastic. What you get should be

:12:31. > :12:34.an exact copy of the original. Now that technology is being used on

:12:35. > :12:38.Tornado jets at their base at RAF Marham in Norfolk. It's a way of

:12:39. > :12:43.making spare parts on site and it saves a lot of time and money.

:12:44. > :12:49.In an aircraft hangar in Norfolk, something is changing. Where once

:12:50. > :12:53.parts were manufactured miles away. Now they are being printed. This

:12:54. > :12:59.part is used to protect the radio in a cockpit. First, a model is

:13:00. > :13:04.scanned. The stickers allow the computer to track where the laser is

:13:05. > :13:09.being applied to the surface. That surface is captured then transmitted

:13:10. > :13:12.to the computer. Then a 3D image is created ready to send to the printer

:13:13. > :13:20.to make. But instead of using ink, it uses plastic. It builds up

:13:21. > :13:25.layers, so it wastes nothing and saves time. A tool for an aircraft

:13:26. > :13:31.component can take anything from a few weeks to several months to

:13:32. > :13:34.manufacture. With the combination of 3D scanning and 3D printing we use,

:13:35. > :13:39.we can reduce those timescales down to a matter of days. For small

:13:40. > :13:43.parts, even hours. The plastic for these casings is made specifically

:13:44. > :13:50.to protect the aircraft. Then after around 24 hours in this printer, the

:13:51. > :13:53.component should be ready to fit. To be able to turn what we see in

:13:54. > :13:55.two`dimensions on our computer screens into the real

:13:56. > :13:58.three`dimensional construct. Get it in our hands, take it to the

:13:59. > :14:05.aircraft. Marvellous, absolutely fantastic. And this is the actual

:14:06. > :14:09.part fitted in the cockpit. Made out of the 3D printer, it costs a couple

:14:10. > :14:13.of hundred pounds. But if it was manufactured the traditional way, it

:14:14. > :14:16.would cost up to 2000. There were concerns about 3D printers in

:14:17. > :14:22.America being used to make guns. But more and more businesses are using

:14:23. > :14:25.them. This year, NASA wants to launch one into space to help

:14:26. > :14:32.astronauts manufacture parts. And in the future, it is hoped they could

:14:33. > :14:35.be used by air personnel abroad. There is no reason to suspect that,

:14:36. > :14:38.into the future, this kind of technology can be part of a deployed

:14:39. > :14:44.operation in support of maintaining and repairing those aircraft away

:14:45. > :14:48.from the main base such as this. The Tornado aircraft are due to be

:14:49. > :14:52.retired in 2019. By then, who knows which components will be made using

:14:53. > :15:01.a 3D printer? The future is in the imagination of the designers.

:15:02. > :15:05.It is amazing. So clever. Sport now. And with news of the

:15:06. > :15:08.darts World Championships and a great run for Ipswich Town, here's

:15:09. > :15:12.Tom. Yes, there's a fight to stay in the

:15:13. > :15:15.Premier League in this region plus a battle to get in it. Mick McCarthy

:15:16. > :15:19.today missed out on December's Manager of the Month award. But

:15:20. > :15:22.after a long unbeaten run dating back to November, Ipswich look

:15:23. > :15:25.well`placed to challenge for a play`off spot. Town host QPR

:15:26. > :15:28.tomorrow. It's sixth versus third in the Championship.

:15:29. > :15:32.For over a decade, it switched to have been going nowhere. 12 years in

:15:33. > :15:39.the same league, the Championship's longest Irving club, but after

:15:40. > :15:45.several seasons, Mick McCarthy has the club looking up. Yeah, I talk

:15:46. > :15:53.about it all the time, being in the promotion, we want to be in the top

:15:54. > :15:58.six. And I think we have probably deserved to be there. They were

:15:59. > :16:04.relegated in 2002, managers coming and going, in fact they were last

:16:05. > :16:07.challenging the play`offs six years ago, but since Marcus Evans took

:16:08. > :16:14.over, they have barely threatened promotion. We have not finished as

:16:15. > :16:18.high as expected, but we have had a great little run. We believe they

:16:19. > :16:22.are good enough to be in the top six, which is where we have aimed

:16:23. > :16:27.from day one. What would it mean for the club and town at its rich could

:16:28. > :16:31.get up this year? It has been a long time since the town has been up to

:16:32. > :16:38.those heady heights, but fantastic, not just the club, staff, but give

:16:39. > :16:42.the town a huge boost. It costs a lot of money to play football in the

:16:43. > :16:46.championship, and a golden egg in the Premiership, something we have

:16:47. > :16:51.been chasing, and the sooner we get there, the better. Certainly for the

:16:52. > :16:57.club 80 million in debt, but they have transformed and is deadly claim

:16:58. > :17:00.the league, raising expectation. When he came in common he inspired

:17:01. > :17:05.the players, but confidence to the first`team squad. So we are not

:17:06. > :17:11.surprised that he has worked so well. And the players love playing

:17:12. > :17:19.for him. And knocking on your doer looking for money? We have

:17:20. > :17:26.strengthened squad this Christmas. He has not not yet, but the door is

:17:27. > :17:32.open. Attendances down, averaging 16,500, nearly 25,010 years ago, but

:17:33. > :17:39.a fan's group as dons a survey to find out why. `` has launched a

:17:40. > :17:42.survey. Attendances down dramatically, a lot down to price, a

:17:43. > :17:47.cost of living crisis in the country, and people having to pick

:17:48. > :17:53.and choose those that it is price, football needs to realise that. But

:17:54. > :17:58.Ipswich are worth watching again, contenders, can they stay there? And

:17:59. > :18:05.you can see more on Mick McCarthy at noon tomorrow on BBC One on Football

:18:06. > :18:08.Focus. For Norwich, it's back to the

:18:09. > :18:12.Premier League away to Everton. City drew 1`1 with Crystal Palace on New

:18:13. > :18:15.Year's Day. But having gone five games without a win in the league,

:18:16. > :18:18.they've dropped to 15th, three points above the drop`zone. Players

:18:19. > :18:21.take full responsibility for what happens on the pitch, and we get set

:18:22. > :18:25.out to win a game of football. If we do not do that, it is on our heads.

:18:26. > :18:28.The manager and staff take the brunt, but players have to take

:18:29. > :18:32.responsibility. Start running it round.

:18:33. > :18:36.In Rugby, Northampton play the first of two make or break games in the

:18:37. > :18:40.Heineken Cup this weekend. Ospreys first on Sunday. Saints are still

:18:41. > :18:44.hoping to reach the quarter finals. The world darts championship

:18:45. > :19:01.finishes this weekend. We have two ladies still in it. 19`year`old

:19:02. > :19:09.Fallon Sherrock from Milton Keynes. And Deta Hedman. James Barrett has

:19:10. > :19:13.been to meet her. You want to put on a good performance. I do not worry

:19:14. > :19:20.about who I am playing, just play the dartboard. Meet Deta Hedman, the

:19:21. > :19:23.postie with the deadly delivery. At 54 years of age, nearly 30 years of

:19:24. > :19:30.competition, the adrenaline's still pumping. You just see the crowd, get

:19:31. > :19:36.so excited, and once your music comes on, you cannot help but dance,

:19:37. > :19:44.and give someone the hive. You see friends as you come along. Your

:19:45. > :19:51.heart is pumping. `` give someone the high`five. 1100 people will be

:19:52. > :20:00.packed in here, making a racket. If you support someone on the oche, it

:20:01. > :20:04.can be excruciating. An absolute nightmare. Excruciating. You want to

:20:05. > :20:08.do well, but you cannot guarantee it. Depending on whether she is

:20:09. > :20:12.successful, or beaten, depends on the mood for the rest of the night.

:20:13. > :20:16.The women's field has grown to 16 this year for the first time. A

:20:17. > :20:19.?12,000 cheque lies in wait for the winner. But Deta won't be feeling

:20:20. > :20:24.the strain of the increasing competition. It really is just

:20:25. > :20:30.another day. The pressure is not on me. I do have a job, this is a hobby

:20:31. > :20:35.I thoroughly enjoyed. If I did not win, or do not do well, I have a

:20:36. > :20:38.wage coming in, so no pressure, really. Deta's semifinal is

:20:39. > :20:44.tomorrow, with a possible final on Sunday. Whatever happens, it's back

:20:45. > :20:47.to work at the Royal Mail depot in Chelmsford on Monday. With the title

:20:48. > :20:53.hopefully signed, sealed and delivered.

:20:54. > :20:59.Best of luck to have. The views to all this we can's football on the

:21:00. > :21:03.BBC sport website well as coverage on BBC local radio. `` this

:21:04. > :21:11.weekend's football. Good luck to her, she is great.

:21:12. > :21:14.Now if you haven't already heard the name Sam Smith, the chances are you

:21:15. > :21:18.will soon. That's because Sam, who's from Cambridgeshire, is tipped to be

:21:19. > :21:22.one of the biggest names in British pop music. He's been named as the

:21:23. > :21:25.BBC's Sound of 2014, the singer most likely to succeed in the coming

:21:26. > :21:28.year. Previous winners include Adele and Jessie J. In a moment, we'll

:21:29. > :21:36.hear from the man himself. But first, here's Sam Smith doing what

:21:37. > :21:56.he does best. # I'm covering my ears! # # I lay by

:21:57. > :22:01.your side! # I'm latching onto you! # an amazing voice.

:22:02. > :22:04.He BBC's Sound of 2014 is decided by a range of music industry experts.

:22:05. > :22:08.When we spoke to Sam earlier, I asked him how it felt to be

:22:09. > :22:11.recognised in this way. It kind of means everything. I have been locked

:22:12. > :22:15.away in the last year writing my album, surrounded by industry

:22:16. > :22:20.people, making friends, and just to have they nod is really special.

:22:21. > :22:28.Really special. You joined quite a while of Fame, Jessie J, Adele, how

:22:29. > :22:39.does it feel to be amongst those names? It means a great deal. I was

:22:40. > :22:43.16 when I saw Adele win the Brit. But I would go mad if I thought

:22:44. > :22:47.about it too much. I saw on Twitter, you said you were an

:22:48. > :22:54.emotional wreck today. And this comes after being the critics choice

:22:55. > :22:56.for the Brits as well. An incredible few months? Gill macro editor has

:22:57. > :23:05.been incredible. The most emotional thing about it is...

:23:06. > :23:12.It has been incredible. The most emotional thing about it is the

:23:13. > :23:19.fans. My mother sending me pictures. It is crazy. Your mother is very

:23:20. > :23:22.proud, as are your friends, but looking back, going to school in

:23:23. > :23:29.Bishops Stortford, did you think at 21 you would be doing this? No, I

:23:30. > :23:33.moved to London when I was 18, worked in a bar for two years, and

:23:34. > :23:38.literally about a year and a bit ago, about two years ago, I said to

:23:39. > :23:42.myself, one more year, and if I do not do anything, I have to stop and

:23:43. > :23:51.stop I was cleaning toilets, getting so sick of it. And I had good

:23:52. > :23:56.A`levels. Thank God I stuck with it. And your first solo single is coming

:23:57. > :24:01.out next month. But I know you are interested in exploring different

:24:02. > :24:07.genres of music. Basically, what is important is, I grew up listening to

:24:08. > :24:15.massive diva voices, and an obsession in the industry with

:24:16. > :24:19.putting people in boxes, that is that person's zone, and I want to

:24:20. > :24:25.break that for men, missing the likes of George Michael, Prince,

:24:26. > :24:31.Elton John, all these people who could float in and out of genres,

:24:32. > :24:36.singing whatever I want to think. Which is what I have tried to do

:24:37. > :24:39.with these various songs that I have released. Every song has been

:24:40. > :24:44.different. That is important for me to make that point. Thank goodness

:24:45. > :24:51.you give yourself that extra year, because your single comes out next

:24:52. > :24:57.month. Yes, and my video comes out on Monday. Great to talk to you and

:24:58. > :25:03.congratulations from everyone at Look East. Thank you. What a start

:25:04. > :25:07.for 2014. Nice man. How is the weather?

:25:08. > :25:13.All right if you like it cold and crisp. A weather front at the moment

:25:14. > :25:18.moves in from the West, bringing a band rain across the country. Not a

:25:19. > :25:23.lot of rain left when it gets to us, but turning things cloudier, and

:25:24. > :25:28.over the next few hours, some patchy rain, moving eastwards through this

:25:29. > :25:32.evening. And then later tonight for the eastern half. Most of it out to

:25:33. > :25:42.sea by the end of the night. Most of us three of cost. `` free of frost.

:25:43. > :25:49.Attach a growing frost possible in rural spots. A moderate

:25:50. > :25:54.south`westerly wind as well. Into tomorrow morning, across the eastern

:25:55. > :25:58.half, it may be cloudy with rain, but essentially high pressure

:25:59. > :26:02.building, meaning we will see a day that will be cold, crisp and with

:26:03. > :26:08.long spells of sunshine, a fine winter's day. Into tomorrow, long

:26:09. > :26:14.spells of sunshine through much of the day. High temperatures of around

:26:15. > :26:22.or seven degrees. Not warm, but alike when from an north`westerly

:26:23. > :26:28.direction. `` light wind. When the sun goes down, it will get very cold

:26:29. > :26:31.indeed. Some sharp frost following for tomorrow night, quite widely

:26:32. > :26:37.temperatures dropping below freezing, so expect sharp frost,

:26:38. > :26:40.probably the sharpest we have seen this winter. The high pressure that

:26:41. > :26:44.would bring cold beer is looking like a double move to the East, a

:26:45. > :26:54.line weather that macro will bring cold beer to the East. `` cold air.

:26:55. > :26:59.Just to deal with Sunday, it looks like there will be some mist and fog

:27:00. > :27:04.forming for Saturday night, and lingering into Sunday morning. Then

:27:05. > :27:08.lifting into low`level cloud, so lots of Sunday quite cloudy and

:27:09. > :27:13.therefore cold. The left, some brighter spells. Then overnight rain

:27:14. > :27:22.moving through on Sunday night. Some heavy. Match of it out of the way by

:27:23. > :27:26.Monday, largely dry and bright, before the next weather system comes

:27:27. > :27:32.through Monday night into Tuesday, some showers around.

:27:33. > :27:35.Overall not bad. We can live with that. That is all for this evening.

:27:36. > :27:40.Have a very good weekend. Goodbye.